Cheddar News field reporter Ashely Mastronardi explores what's next for these pandemic-era relics and whether they have a post-pandemic future. 

Outdoor dining sheds are still being built in major cities such as Philadelphia, Dallas, and New York more than three years after the start of the pandemic. This has left some wondering when, if ever, they'll be taken down. Cheddar News field reporter Ashely Mastronardi explores what's next for these pandemic-era relics and whether they have a post-pandemic future.&nbsp;

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Will Outdoor Dining Sheds Have a Post-Pandemic Future? 

Guys as the pandemic wanes, outdoor dining sheds are all over the country. Those were meant to help those restaurants survive, but now they're thriving and new restaurants continue to pop up with more outdoor sheds. Our Ashley Maar tells us what's next for those outdoor spaces in your city. Take a look at this. More than three years after the pandemic started outdoor dining sheds still line the bustling streets of major cities like Philadelphia, Dallas and New York leaving some to wonder why they're still standing. Parking is one situation to me. I don't feel it's safe and three, you know, we got a Manhattan, New York City has a roading problem and it just feels creepy. According to the National Restaurant Association in 2022 40% of restaurant operators said they were still not operating at full capacity for indoor dining. The outdoor dining programs in each city are mandated locally leaving their feet up to each government. Officials in New York say bill proposing a permanent outdoor dining program will eventually go to the city council. You provide the restaurant the opportunity for them to have additional tables and chair to be able to hire more New Yorkers to work. But also this is about reimagining the use of public space. It helps the businesses, it triples their capacity and some of them look quite nice to go. In New York City opened in February of 2021. The owner says that the outdoor shed accounts for 30% of their business. And still, even though the pandemic is winding down has helped them recoup their losses. It's very important that if we do continue it, that owners do their due diligence in keeping it clean, working with their neighbors, working with the locals love it or hate it. Outdoor dining may be here to stay Ashley Mastronardi chatter news.